My dad is cleaning out the barn. He has had this lathe since the late 80's. I know the lathe is old, but I don't know just how old. From my research I think it's from the 1920's.
The lathe was made by The Bradford Machine Tool Co. in Cincinnati OH. I don't know where the serial number is located. I need to get the beast out of his barn, into the light and cleaned up. It runs on an old 220v 1ph electric motor. That's about all I know about the thing. The pic below is a similar tool. I think my dad's has a few more options as there are a few levers on the left side of the machine that the pictured machine doesn't have.
Any input would be appreciated. He's talking about scrapping the beast but I feel that would be a waste of a really cool piece. When I get it cleaned up, I can post a pic.
